120 is what percent of 7 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 7 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 7, so we can write it down as 100%=7.
4. We know, that x% equals 120 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=120.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=7
2) x%=120
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=7/120
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 120 is what percent of 7

100%/x%=7/120
(100/x)*x=(7/120)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.058333333333333*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.058333333333333) to get x
100/0.058333333333333=x
1714.2857142857=x
x=1714.2857142857

now we have:
120 is 1714.2857142857% of 7